UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mitchell Bachelet has called on Sudanese authorities to launch an independent investigation into the killing of at least nine protesters, including a 15-year-old boy. was among thousands of citizens who once again staged a massive protest seeking an end to military rule.
The protests, attended by tens of thousands of people across Sudan, have seen the worst violence this year.
The French news agency Agence France-Presse reported that protesters were holding placards reading “We must end Al-Burhan’s rule” and photos of people killed in the protests, which have been held by citizens since. overthrow the government of Omar Al-Bashir.
The death toll from the unrest in Sudan has risen to 113 since the military took control of the country under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in October. the past.